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harshaw wrote:otherwise they just think Keolis is screwing you over.

Any other maps with the CapeFlyer?... besides at http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/image.php?id=5557" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapeFlyer#Route" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; What are you looking for that these ...

harshaw wrote:I just saw 1705D at south station. It looks like a rebuilt k-car with updated electronics. Does the D imply a rebuild?

If there is a gap in the catenary, trains may be able to lower pans and coast through. Good for loco hauled trains and Acela, more difficult for MUs with multiple pans. They do it on the Mianus River Bridge in Connecticut aka the wireless bridge. On the Mianus River bridge, the catenary rises so th...

The underground stations aren't getting them anytime soon. Only the surface stops, and only on the D line so far. Equipment is currently being installed underground and will be in service some time this summer, according to the MBTA. http://www.wbur.org/2015/04/24/green-line-countdown-clocks" ...

dbperry wrote: No excuse to run out of locos with the leased units sitting idle. Did they run out of coaches?

I would think looking at Catenary design may result from this accident. Would a tubular support tower have done less damage?. Larger diameter to compensate for a thinner wall that would crumple on impact, but maintain holding the gantry up . I have also noted the general emptiness of the area (apar...

also have it spring loaded too. Springs are likely counterproductive in this application. All that energy getting put into the springs would likely force the train to tip to the inside when the springs rebounded. Keep in mind that this sort of accident simply doesn't happen if positive train contro...

The simpler solution (which I still think is impractical) is a railroad guardrail like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Cantara_Loop_1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Cantara_Loop_1.jpg/220...

Does this indicate that the Amtrak equipment did its job: to minimize casualties in a disaster? I'd think that all this indicates is that fewer of the Amtrak cars hit fixed objects. The first car obviously absorbed most of the energy but had the Amtrak train hit a concrete wall, it's likely that ca...

litz wrote: If that amfleet hit that, that would be considerably sturdier than a catenary upright ...

BandA wrote:Clarification: Is the soot from push-mode of the HSP-46, or from one of the other "legacy" locomotives? Tier III shouldn't be generating lots of soot, should it?

They seem to like teaming them with screamers for break-in. Since the screamers have older prime movers which run at higher revs, it is no wonder the headlights and cowls get sooted up. Obviously a simple solution is to run them back to back instead of nose to tail. They can be wyed at North Statio...

Now that these have been in service for a while, it's really starting to look like it was a bad idea to put the headlight up there where it gets covered in soot whenever the engine is pushing a train.

Due to ongoing Amtrak work to replace damaged signal system apparatus at Forest Hills, the following temporary schedule changes are necessary for the duration of this work. These changes will minimize the delays that passengers on the Needham Line have been experiencing This is long overdue. How an...